Download or read book The Safeguards of Personal Liberty written by William Darrah Kelley and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Safeguards of Personal Liberty An Address written by Kelley and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Safeguards of Personal Liberty written by William Darrah Kelley and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The NSA Report written by President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies, The and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official report that has shaped the international debate about NSA surveillance "We cannot discount the risk, in light of the lessons of our own history, that at some point in the future, high-level government officials will decide that this massive database of extraordinarily sensitive private information is there for the plucking. Americans must never make the mistake of wholly 'trusting' our public officials."—The NSA Report This is the official report that is helping shape the international debate about the unprecedented surveillance activities of the National Security Agency. Commissioned by President Obama following disclosures by former NSA contractor Edward J. Snowden, and written by a preeminent group of intelligence and legal experts, the report examines the extent of NSA programs and calls for dozens of urgent and practical reforms. The result is a blueprint showing how the government can reaffirm its commitment to privacy and civil liberties—without compromising national security.
Download or read book Citizenship as Foundation of Rights written by Richard Sobel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Citizenship as Foundation of Rights explains what it means to have citizen rights and how national identification requirements undermine them.
Download or read book The British Constitution A Very Short Introduction written by Martin Loughlin and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-04-25 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British constitution is regarded as unique among the constitutions of the world. What are the main characteristics of Britain's peculiar constitutional arrangements? How has the British constitution altered in response to the changing nature of its state - from England, to Britain, to the United Kingdom? What impact has the UK's developing relations with the European Union caused? These are some of the questions that Martin Loughlin addresses in this Very Short Introduction. As a constitution, it is one that has grown organically in response to changes in the economic, political, and social environment, and which is not contained in a single authoritative text. By considering the nature and authority of the current British constitution, and placing it in the context of others, Loughlin considers how the traditional idea of a constitution came to be retained, what problems have been generated as a result of adapting a traditional approach in a modern political world, looking at what the future prospects for the British constitution are. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Download or read book Safeguards of Liberty written by William Bentley Swaney and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Treatise on the Constitutional Limitations which Rest Upon the Legislative Power of the States of the American Union written by Thomas McIntyre Cooley and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 1172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Future of Foreign Intelligence written by Laura K. Donohue and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the Revolutionary War, America's military and political leaders have recognized that U.S. national security depends upon the collection of intelligence. Absent information about foreign threats, the thinking went, the country and its citizens stood in great peril. To address this, the Courts and Congress have historically given the President broad leeway to obtain foreign intelligence. But in order to find information about an individual in the United States, the executive branch had to demonstrate that the person was an agent of a foreign power. Today, that barrier no longer exists. The intelligence community now collects massive amounts of data and then looks for potential threats to the United States. As renowned national security law scholar Laura K. Donohue explains in The Future of Foreign Intelligence, global communications systems and digital technologies have changed our lives in countless ways. But they have also contributed to a worrying transformation. Together with statutory alterations instituted in the wake of 9/11, and secret legal interpretations that have only recently become public, new and emerging technologies have radically expanded the amount and type of information that the government collects about U.S. citizens. Traditionally, for national security, the Courts have allowed weaker Fourth Amendment standards for search and seizure than those that mark criminal law. Information that is being collected for foreign intelligence purposes, though, is now being used for criminal prosecution. The expansion in the government's acquisition of private information, and the convergence between national security and criminal law threaten individual liberty. Donohue traces the evolution of U.S. foreign intelligence law and pairs it with the progress of Fourth Amendment jurisprudence. She argues that the bulk collection programs instituted by the National Security Agency amount to a general warrant, the prevention of which was the reason the Founders introduced the Fourth Amendment. The expansion of foreign intelligence surveillanceleant momentum by advances in technology, the Global War on Terror, and the emphasis on securing the homelandnow threatens to consume protections essential to privacy, which is a necessary component of a healthy democracy. Donohue offers a road map for reining in the national security state's expansive reach, arguing for a judicial re-evaluation of third party doctrine and statutory reform that will force the executive branch to take privacy seriously, even as Congress provides for the collection of intelligence central to U.S. national security. Alarming and penetrating, this is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of foreign intelligence and privacy in the United States.
Download or read book On Civil Liberty and Self government written by Francis Lieber and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On Liberty written by John Stuart Mill and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his much quoted, seminal work, On Liberty, John Stuart Mill attempts to establish standards for the relationship between authority and liberty. He emphasizes the importance of individuality which he conceived as a prerequisite to the higher pleasures-the summum bonum of Utilitarianism. Published in 1859, On Liberty presents one of the most eloquent defenses of individual freedom and is perhaps the most widely-read liberal argument in support of the value of liberty.
Download or read book A Commentary on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights written by Paul M. Taylor and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-02 with total page 1340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new and an essential reference work for any international human rights law academic, student or practitioner, A Commentary on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights spans all substantive rights of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), approached from the perspective of the ICCPR as an integrated, coherent scheme of rights protection. In detailed coverage of the Human Rights Committee's output when monitoring ICCPR compliance, Paul M. Taylor offers extraordinary access to forty years of its Concluding Observations, Views and General Comments organised thematically. This Commentary is a solid and practical introduction to any and all of the civil and political rights in the ICCPR, and a rare resource explaining the requirements for domestic implementation of ICCPR standards. An indispensable research tool for any serious enquirer into the subject, the Commentary speaks to the accomplishments of the ICCPR in striving for universal human rights standards.
Download or read book Economic Liberties and the Constitution written by Bernard H. Siegan and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on 2011-12-31 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this seminal work, Bernard Siegan traces the history of onstitutional protection for economic liberties in the United States. He argues that the law began to change with respect to economic liberties in the late 1930s. At that time, the Supreme Court abdicated much of its authority to protect property rights, and instead condoned the expansion of state power over private property. Siegan brings the argument originally advanced in the .first edition completely up to date. He explores the moral position behind capitalism and discusses why former communist countries flirting with decentralization and a free market (for instance, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos) have become more progressive and prosperous as a result. He contrasts the benefits of a free, deregulated economy with the dangers of over-regulation and moves towards socialized welfare—most specifically as happened during Franklin Roosevelt's presidency. Supporting his thesis with historical court cases, Siegan discusses the past and present status of economic liberties under the Constitution, clarifies constitutional interpretation and due process, and suggests ways of safeguarding economic liberties. About the original edition, Doug Bandow of Reason noted, "Siegan has written a vitally important book that is sure to ignite an impassioned legal and philosophical debate. The reason—the necessity—for protecting economic liberty is no less than that guaranteeing political and civil liberty." Joseph Sobran of the National Review wrote, "Siegan...makes a powerful general case for economic liberty, on both historical and more strictly empirical grounds.... Siegan has done a brilliant piece of work, not only where it was badly needed, but where the need had hardly been recognized until he addressed it." And Edwin Meese remarked that, "This timely and important book shows how far we have drifted from protecting basic liberties that the Framers of the Constitution sought to secure. I recommend it highly." This new, completely revised edition of Economic Liberties and the Constitution will be essential reading for students of economics, history, public policy, law, and political science.
Download or read book Personal Liberty and the Law in the New Commonwealth written by Thir N. Singh and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The structural scheme of this study may be briefly explained as follows: Part I: Foundations of Personal Liberty: This part contains the Introduction and Chapter 1. The special features of the methodology of this study - the introduction of what you have called "Value jurisprudence" - has been explained with necessary particulars in the Introduction to lay the "foundations" of personal liberty. In Chapter 1 are revealed the several aspects of the "foundations" of the social and political aims and attitudes, ancient and modern, Western, Asian and African, and the embryonic, as well as the fully developed forms of Human Rights Jurisprudence manifested respectively in some important constitutional landmarks of the Eastern political system and in the International Legal System. Part II: Invasions of Personal Liberty: "Social-Security": Chapter 2 covers this part and it deals with the norms of "restraints" and "protection" associated with the concept of "Social Security", namely the protection of society. Section I deals with the "Power of Arrest" (Common Law as well as Statutory): Section II with "Preventive Justice", which includes powers to bind over and anti-recidivist measures. Part III: Invasions of Personal Liberty: "State-Security": This Part embraces Chapters 3 to 8, all dealing with "emergency provisions" - the norms of "restraints" and "protections" associated with the concept of "State Security". Chapter 3 deals with the Common Law provisions for "Necessity" and "Martial Law". In Chapter 4 are discussed the emergency legislation relating to the "Defence of the Realm" in the United Kingdom and also the relevant legislation dealing with the "Northern Ireland problem". In Chapters 5 to 8 the treatment of the topic is extended to important areas of New Commonwealth. In all cases relevant case-law is discussed in separate sections and in the New Commonwealth context, the relevant constitutional provisions are also discussed in addition to statutory provisions. Part IV: Prospects for Personal Liberty: Conclusions: In Chapter 9 Which forms this Part the prospects for personal liberty are assessed with reference to the twin aspects of the concepts - "value" and "legal" - to emphasize the operation of the "Value jurisprudence", and a plea is made for the introduction in all national legal systems of an element of "humanitarianism" to link the twin concepts to improve the prospects for personal liberty.
Download or read book Freedom written by Annelien De Dijn and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the PROSE Award An NRC Handelsblad Best Book of the Year “Ambitious and impressive...At a time when the very survival of both freedom and democracy seems uncertain, books like this are more important than ever.” —The Nation “Helps explain how partisans on both the right and the left can claim to be protectors of liberty, yet hold radically different understandings of its meaning...This deeply informed history of an idea has the potential to combat political polarization.” —Publishers Weekly “Ambitious and bold, this book will have an enormous impact on how we think about the place of freedom in the Western tradition.” —Samuel Moyn, author of Not Enough “Brings remarkable clarity to a big and messy subject...New insights and hard-hitting conclusions about the resistance to democracy make this essential reading for anyone interested in the roots of our current dilemmas.” —Lynn Hunt, author of History: Why It Matters For centuries people in the West identified freedom with the ability to exercise control over the way in which they were governed. The equation of liberty with restraints on state power—what most people today associate with freedom—was a deliberate and dramatic rupture with long-established ways of thinking. So what triggered this fateful reversal? In a masterful and surprising reappraisal of more than two thousand years of Western thinking about freedom, Annelien de Dijn argues that this was not the natural outcome of such secular trends as the growth of religious tolerance or the creation of market societies. Rather, it was propelled by an antidemocratic backlash following the French and American Revolutions. The notion that freedom is best preserved by shrinking the sphere of government was not invented by the revolutionaries who created our modern democracies—it was first conceived by their critics and opponents. De Dijn shows that far from following in the path of early American patriots, today’s critics of “big government” owe more to the counterrevolutionaries who tried to undo their work.
Download or read book The Right to Privacy written by Samuel D. Brandeis, Louis D. Warren and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: The Right to Privacy by Samuel D. Warren, Louis D. Brandeis
Download or read book Protection of Personal Liberty Under the Pakistan Constitution written by Abdul Ghaffar and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study deals with one of the crucial fundamental rights in the Pakistan Constitution, the right to personal liberty, which is comprehensive. In an era of centralised and totalitarian rule in Pakistan, by the head of the Central Executive before 1958, with little of parliamentary Government or by the head of the armed forces after 1958, this right has been more under attack from bureaucrats, than any other. The constitutional provisions for the protection of personal liberty in Pakistan are as comprehensive as in other modern constitutions, but they are not so extensive as to cover all kinds of arbitrary deprivation of personal liberty. The role of the judiciary in protecting personal liberty has, therefore, been more difficult. It is necessary to maintain a proper balance between the security of State, the public safety and the maintenance of law and order, on one hand and the right to personal liberty on the other. This problem has inspired me to undertake this study. The work is divided into eleven chapters. It begins with the interpretation of the terms 'liberty' and 'personal liberty', the scope of personal liberty in this present age and its historical development from the time of Magna Carta to the French and American Bills of Rights. It is followed, in the next chapter, by an account of the development in the 19th and 20th centuries, the Dutch and Belgian Constitutions, the American 14th Amendment, the development after the World War I and II. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and European Convention of Human Rights are dealt with. A comparative study of the provisions regarding personal liberty in the various constitutions of the world is attempted in the third chapter. The fourth chapter generally deals with development in Pakistan from 1947 to the Proclamation of Martial Law in 1969. A detailed analysis of the constitutional provisions relating to personal liberty, including protection against retroactive punishment, is made in the fifth chapter. Procedural safeguards, such as protection against double jeopardy and self incrimination, are discussed in the sixth chapter. The crucial problems of preventive detention, the satisfaction of detaining authority, the detaining authority's privilege of withholding certain facts in the general public interest and the right of the alien enemy, find by place in the seventh chapter. It is followed in the eighth chapter by the freedom of movement and the question of reasonable restrictions on the right in the general public interest. The remedies for violation of the right to personal liberty, in particular the writ of habeas corpus, is comparatively and analytically discussed in the nineth chapter. In the tenth chapter the difficulties of ensuring the protection of the rights of the people when martial law is in force are discussed. Various kinds of martial law and state of seige, are considered and the role of judiciary analysed. Finally, conclusions are drawn and some suggestions as to the solution of certain problems in the field of personal liberty, are made in the eleventh chapter.
